Car-door fitting.



Patenmd Sept. 2, |902. LUWRIE.

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(Appumionme Apr. 1v, 1909.) (No Model.)

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GREGORY KRYGOSKI AND EDVARD A. LOWRIE, OF ST. LOUIS, MSSOURI, ASSIGNORS OF ONE-FOURTH TO STANISLAV A. OZERNIEWSKI.

CARDOOR FITTING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. '7 08,366, dated September 2, 1902. Application filed April 17, 1902. Serial No` 103,304. (No model.)

Be it known that we, GREGORY KRYGOSKI and EDWARD A. Lowers, of the city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car- Door Fittings, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

Our invention relates to improvements in car-door fittings; and it consists of the novel construction, combinatiomand arrangement of parts hereinafter shown, described, and claimed.

Our object is to make an improved cardoor fitting for use with sliding car-doors which move outwardly from the side of the car when opened, said car-doors being mounted upon hangers such as shown in our com-` panion application for car-door hangers filed July 20, 1901, Serial No. 69,164, and our improved car-door fitting is to be located at the lower rear corner of the door when the door is closed to hold the door against the side of the car and to hold the door from sliding open, said fitting being at the lower front corner of the door when the door is open and adapted to hold the lower part of the door from swinging outwardly or inwardly.

Our invention consists of a fastening-plate adapted to be secured to the side of the car, a base-plate extending horizontally outwardly from the upper en d of said fastening-plate and having a central verticalopening, a guide-plate extending upwardly from the outer end of said base-plate and-adapted tolimit the outward motion of the car-door when the door is open, a hinge member extending backwardly from the base-plate, a second hinge member connected to the rst hinge member, a stop-plate extending upwardly from the second hinge member and adapted to engage the rear side of" the door when the door is closed to prevent the door from sliding open, a second stop-plate extending forwardly from said second hinge member beside the first stop-plate and adapted to engage the outer facelof the door when the door is closed and hold the door against the side ofthe car, a third stop extending backwardly from said second hinge member and adapted to pass upwardly through said central opening when the door is open and engage the inner face of the door to held the door outwardly against said guide-plate and prevent the door from swinging inwardly against the face of the car, and a removable pin to be inserted through said second hinge member and through said base-plate to hold the first and second stops in position.

Figure 1 is a top plan view of our improved car-door fitting, the door and side of the car being shown in section and the door being closed. Fig. 2 is a view analogous to Fig. 1 with the door open. Fig. 3 is a perspective of the tting as seen looking at the inside front corner. Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal section.

Referring to the drawings in detail, our improved car-'door fitting comprises the fastening-plate 5, adapted to be secured to the side of the car by screws inserted through the opening 6; -the base-plate 7, extending horizontally outwardly from the upper end of the fastening-plate and having'the vertical central opening 8; the guide-plate 9, extending upwardly from the outer end of the baseplate; the hinge member l0, extending backwardly from the base-plate; the second hinge member ll, connected to the hinge member 10; the stop-plate 12, extending `upwardly from the second hinge member 11; thesecond stop-plate 13, extending forwardly from the second hinge member 1l at the outer side of the stop-plate 12; the third stop 14, extending backwardly and downwardly from said second hinge member, and the removable pin 15 to be inserted through the hinge member 11 and through the base-plate 7 to hold the door closed.

Our improved car-door iitting is intended to be attached to the side 16 of the car in position to be at the lower rear corner of the door 17 when the door is in its closed position, as shown in Fig. 1, and thestopplate 12 is adapted to engage the rear lower edge of the door and hold the door from sliding open, andthe stop-plate 13 is adapted to swing in between the guide-plate 9 and the door to press the door against the side of the car and roo to hold the door from swinging outwardly. The stop-pin 15 holds the stops 12 and 13 in position, as shown in Fig. l.

When it is desired to open the car-door, the pin 15 is removed and held by the chain 16, the stops 12 and 13 are swung backwardly upon the hinge, as shown in Fig. 4, the door slides open, and as the door slides backwardly it slides outwardly from the side of the car against the guide-plate 9. Then by pushing the stops 12 and 13 downwardly still farther the stop 14 will pass upwardly through the opening 8 and engage the inner face of the lower front corner of the door, as shown in Fig. 2, thus pressing the door outwardly against the guide-plate 9 and holding the door from slamming and swinging inwardly against the side of the car.

We claim- 1. An improved car-door fitting comprising a fastening-plate adapted to be secured to the side of the car; a base-plate extending horizontally outwardly from the upper end of said fastening-plate; a guide-plate extending upwardly from the outer end of said baseplate and adapted to limit the outward motion of the car-door when the door is open; a hinge member extending backwardly from the base-plate; a second hinge member connected to the first hinge member; a stop-plate extending upwardly from the second hinge member and adapted to engage the rear side of the door, when the door is closed, to prevent the door from sliding open; and a second stopplate extending forwardly from said second hinge member beside the first stopplate and adapted to engage the outer face of the door when the door is closed and hold the door against the side of the car, substantially as specied.

2. An improved car-door fitting comprising a fastening-plate adapted to be secured to the side of the car; a base-plate extending horizontally outwardly from the upper end of said fastening-plate, and having a central opening; a guide-plate extending upwardly from the outer end of said base-plate and adapted to limit the outward motion of the car-door when the door is open; a hinge member extending backwardlyfrom the baseplate; a second hinge member connected to the irst hinge member; a stop-plate extending upwardly from the second hinge member and adapted to engage the rear side of the door, when the door is closed, to prevent the door from sliding open; a second stop-plate extending forwardly from said second hinge member beside the iirst stop-plate and adapted to engage the outer face of the door when the door is closed and hold the door against the side of the car; and a third stop extending backwardly from said second hinge member and adapted to pass upwardly through said central opening when the door is open and engage the inner face of the door to hold the door outwardly against said guide-plate and prevent the door from swinging inwardly against the face of the car, substantially as specified.

3. An improved car-door fitting comprising a fastening-plate adapted to be secured to the side of the car; a base-plate extending horizontally outwardly from the upper end of said fastening-plate, and having a central opening; a guide-plate extending upwardly from the outer end of said base-plate and adapted to limit the outward motion oi' the car-door when the door is open; a hinge member extending backwardly from the baseplate; a second hinge member connected to the first hinge member; a stop-plate extending upwardly from the second hinge member and adapted to engage the rear side of the door, when the door is closed, to prevent the' door from sliding open; a second stop-plate extending forwardly from said second hinge member beside the first stop-plate and adapted to engage the outer face of the door when the door is closed and hold the door against the side of the car; a third stop extending backwardly from said second hinge member and adapted to pass upwardly through said central opening when thedoor is open and engage the inner face of the door to hold the door outwardly against said guide-plate and prevent the door from swinging inwardly against the face of the car; and a removable pin to be inserted through said second hinge member and through said base-plate to hold the rst and second stops in position, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof we ax our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

hi. GREGORY Xg xRYGosKI.

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